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Michael L-A

@CommanderMLA · Capitol Hill, Washington · joined 07 Apr 2014

A six-time astronaut, holds two NASA records for spacewalks; Commander of Ax-1, the first private spaceflight to the ISS (4-8-22) & Ax-3 (1-18-24)

62 441Followers
500Following
5 161Posts total
9.1KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

11 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. reaches fewer people than peers of the same size.

Median views44this account980median for 10K–100K
Reach, %0.07%this account3.27%median for 10K–100K
Engagement, %2.25%this account2.01%median for 10K–100K
MetricThis accountMedian for 10K–100KRatio
Median views per post449800.04×
Reach (views ÷ followers)0.07%3.27%0.02×
Engagement rate2.25%2.01%1.12×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

2.1K25 Aug
44
2326 Aug
7
2.4K27 Aug
1628 Aug
26
16
1.6K31 Aug
1.1K2 Sep
1.7K4 Sep

Last 11 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

4.80%25 Aug
4.55%
0.00%26 Aug
0.00%
4.72%27 Aug
0.00%28 Aug
0.00%
0.00%
2.88%31 Aug
2.38%2 Sep
2.25%4 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 2.01%.

What the audience does

Likes83.8%290 in total
Reposts7.5%26 in total
Replies3.5%12 in total
Quotes0.3%1 in total
Bookmarks4.9%17 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

One of the most interesting aspects of spaceflight is the introspective shift it creates because it forces you to recognize your strengths and accept your weaknesses as both an individual and a team. https://t.co/bAwjVRikAt 1.7K views · 36 likes · 3 reposts · 0 replies 04 Sep 2026 · Open on X →
NASA has successfully executed complex space missions for over 50 years, giving us a proven roadmap for success. The key to a thriving commercial space economy is to follow that roadmap—only faster, while incorporating cutting-edge technology and new innovations. Combining NASA’s 1.1K views · 23 likes · 4 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →
Whenever I speak, I try to convey one simple idea: don’t sweat the small stuff. Stressing over tiny mistakes you can’t undo is one of the fastest ways to drain your energy, scatter your focus, and invite self-doubt. Whether you’re launching rockets, running a team, or just https: 1.6K views · 41 likes · 3 reposts · 1 replies 31 Aug 2026 · Open on X →
@CommanderMLA @Space_Station Glamping at 300 miles up. Amazing 16 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 28 Aug 2026 · Open on X →
@CommanderMLA @Space_Station I was an ISS Flight Director for that mission. Those were fun times! 26 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 28 Aug 2026 · Open on X →
@CommanderMLA @Space_Station Cool! 16 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 28 Aug 2026 · Open on X →
It's amazing to see how far the International @Space_Station has come since STS-92. That mission was in 2000 and the ISS was still uninhabited. After we finished a series of spacewalks, three of us asked mission control if we could spend the night on the station instead of in the 2.4K views · 97 likes · 10 reposts · 7 replies 27 Aug 2026 · Open on X →
@CommanderMLA Space takes a team. 7 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 26 Aug 2026 · Open on X →
@CommanderMLA That is absolutely incredible and certainly something I'm sure you can't express in words! Question: Did you experience the Overview Effect; that cognitive psychological sense of overwhelming awe, unity, and connection to humanity after seeing Earth from space? 🌌 23 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 26 Aug 2026 · Open on X →
@CommanderMLA I wonder how the efficiency and the cost of a NASA and a Roscosmos spacewalk compares. Two very different approach, philosophy. 44 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 25 Aug 2026 · Open on X →
To me, the pinnacle of NASA human spaceflight is the spacewalk. Having done 8 spacewalks in NASA’s space suit (Extravehicular Mobility Unit) and 2 in the Russian Orlan space suit. I can tell you the difference is stark. Unless it's a contingency spacewalk, every move and task on 2.1K views · 91 likes · 6 reposts · 4 replies 25 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

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